Students in India who want to
attend university must complete 12th Standard first. There are
numerous universities in India including Indira Gandhi National
Open University which does most of its teaching through distance
learning and regional resource centers. There are also religious
(Buddhist and Christian) colleges which have been attended by
people from Burma.

Many universities in India use
English as the primary language of instruction. The university
school year runs from July through March.

Delhi University is a huge
university with 220,000 students and several campuses. At present,
there are 14 faculties, 86 academic departments, 79 colleges
spread all over the city. In an effort to cope with the enormous
expansion, the University in the early seventies initiated a new
organizational pattern based on the multi-campus concept.

When the University Grants
Commission (UGC) started establishing Centres of Advanced Studies
in the country, six were awarded to the University of Delhi out
of a total of 18 such centres in the early sixties. These are in
Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Economics and Sociology.
These Centres of Advanced Studies are now the centres of
excellence in teaching and research in their respective areas. In
addition, a number of these and other University departments
received grants under the special assistance programme of the UGC
for their outstanding academic work. The University has 15
libraries.

Cost

Tuition fees and other fees vary,
but are usually between Rs.5500-6000 per annum. Room and board
expenses in University and College residence range from Rs.1100/-
to Rs.1300/- per month. Total expenses covering tuition fees,
board and lodging and incidental expenses approximately come to
Rs.3,500/- per month in respect of students who are residing in
private rented accommodation.

In addition to the above, every
foreign student has to pay Foreign Students Registration Fee of
US $ 300 for undergraduate including Certificate/Diploma courses,
US $ 400 for Post-graduate courses and US $ 500 for courses
leading to research work. This fee may be paid in Indian Rupees
by student belonging to the SAARC nations and also the ICCR
scholars. Note: Foreign students should not count on obtaining
work in India for covering their expenses while studying. Part-time
employment during the academic session is almost impossible to
find.

Applying
for Admission

You must have completed one of the
following and be 17 years old.

1. General Certificate of
Education Examination of U.K. with at least 5 principal
passes at "O" level and 2 principla passes at
"A" level (seven in all).

2. Final School Certificate
Examination held after 12 years of schooling or any other
12 grade examination considered equivalent to Senior
Secondary School Certificate Examination (12 year) of C.B.S.E.,
New Delhi.

3. Pre-University examination
(2 years after 10 of schooling) of any recognised Indian
University/Board.

You must submit a completed
application along with:

Two Photostat copies of
School/Degree certificates.

Two Photostat copies of Marks/Grade
statements.

Two Photostat copies of Date
of Birth certificates.

Two Photostat copies of the
last qualifying examination for those making application
for courses at the Masters/M.Phil/Ph.D Level.

Note: Foreign students must submit certified
copies of the above certificates in English.

Also, the application must be
stamped and signed by a responsible official at the Ministry of
Education in the applicant's country or an official at the
applicant's country's embassy/high commission in India (or the
UNHCR for refugees in India).

See the account given by a Burmese
student Gaining Admission to Delhi University, India for more
information.

Indira Gandhi National Open
University was established in 1985 to democratise higher
education. The aim was to provide cost-effective, quality
education to large sections of the population including those
living in remote areas.

IGNOU has close to 600,000
students with extremely varied profiles, spread throughout the
length and breadth of the country. The University is serviced by
an efficient and effective networking of 26 Regional and 504
Study Centres, all over India

Indira Gandhi National Open
University has adopted a multimedia approach to instruction. The
different components being: self-instructional materials,
conselling sessions, both face-to-face and via teleconferencing
mode. For courses in Science, Computers, Nursing as well as
Engineering and Technology, arrangements have been made to enable
students undertake practical classes at select study centres.

Applying
for Admission

Announcements for different course
and required test dates and locations can be found in national
daily and local newspapers at various times throughout the year.